Night Safari

shortcake · 12th August 2004

I bought a special package deal for JBP, The Zoo and Night Safari. I think I saved like $14 doing this. Anyway, has anyone tried shooting at the Night Safari? they open from 7.30pm. Is it possible to shoot good dusk photos at this time? Or will I just get alot of silhouettes? How about when it's darker... is there enough lighting? Can one use a flash without making it look unnatural?

foxtwo · 12th August 2004

Not allowed to use flash photography there. It's going to be tough to catch the animals in th dark.

Shoot with your eyeballs betta, enjoy ya trip.

Snake · 12th August 2004

i once went there b4 n think flash are not allow to use on the night safari..

fattybombombom · 12th August 2004

yar... think that flash is not allowed as well.....
coz will hurt the animal's eyes....

jeff49er · 12th August 2004

Use iso 1600 w/o flash

the flash will very likely scare off the animals and you wont want the Rangers to come after you

JAG · 12th August 2004

confirm, flash not allowed.

bravocube · 12th August 2004

Just imagine - a nice owl with big eyes on the tree - one flash and the owl falls off.

fs310 · 12th August 2004

I bought the Jurong Bird Park & Zoo only at $20. Decided not to buy all 3 as I presumed flash/camera is not allowed for the Night Safari. Imagine the poor animals being 'flashed' at every night. Sure the animals will end up blur liao. Too many flashes. Hee hee

shortcake · 12th August 2004

No Flash. Roger that. I shall just try some silhouette shots before it becomes pitch black, and enjoy the rest of the night just looking... thanks for the replies!!

GENO · 12th August 2004

it hard too shoot in the dark, i tried before, the animals must be laughing at me .ha ha . it can be so dark even when i set up a tripod , the trees are still in the way of the dim lights. well i gave up any way that day, set out for J.B.P the next day, die also gona do some shooting before the week ends. going for the last fireworks tis sunday?

Yildun · 13th August 2004

Even if dont use flash, the light from the camera sensor to determine exposure settings would affect the animals as well.

acroamatic · 13th August 2004

the light (focus-assist lamp or a brief burst depending on make and model) is to help with focusing... nothing to do with determining exposure.

JackRussell · 13th August 2004

Yes I shot at Night Safari b4 and maybe going again tonight. Confirm flash and focus-assist both are not allowed. I only managed to take some pictures at ISO3200 with f2.8 lens and without a tripod a number of pics still blurr.

Annery · 13th August 2004

I also bought the 3in1 tix last month and i went birdpark one day, den zoo and nite safari another week.....
I find that birdpark is a little difficult to shoot as almost all birds are locked inside full wired cages except for those that cannot fly........
so those fotos that I took with the bird inside cages are not good, the full wired cage spoil everything.....
whereas i find the zoo so much more interesting and more things to take......
most animal are far away so zoom lens is a must.......
The white tigers are great...... i took a few of it and the stripes on its body look so beautiful.... its more fun at the zoo...... but there is no giraffes at the zoo, only at night safari....... i din know giraffes belong to night creature leh.......
I did not take any pic in night safari as i dun think it will turn out good....... the place has very dim lights........ some animal are behind glass panal cages.........but it was exciting and fun to walk around....... the suspension bridge was quite errie........

shortcake · 13th August 2004

thanks for all the advice.

JackRussell - do they even sell such high speed film? I'm using an SLR.

I went to the bird park last week. I didn't bother to take pictures of the caged birds. Except for the lorikeets inside the Lory Loft. That was a blast. They swoop past your head like they're about to kamokazi. Managed to spot a wierd bug and a couple of damselflies. Bugs were scarce... I wonder why...

12th August 2004	#1
shortcake Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Western Frontiers Posts: 68	Night Safari I bought a special package deal for JBP, The Zoo and Night Safari. I think I saved like $14 doing this. Anyway, has anyone tried shooting at the Night Safari? they open from 7.30pm. Is it possible to shoot good dusk photos at this time? Or will I just get alot of silhouettes? How about when it's darker... is there enough lighting? Can one use a flash without making it look unnatural?

12th August 2004	#10
GENO Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Teddy Bear Land Posts: 2,859	it hard too shoot in the dark, i tried before, the animals must be laughing at me .ha ha . it can be so dark even when i set up a tripod , the trees are still in the way of the dim lights. well i gave up any way that day, set out for J.B.P the next day, die also gona do some shooting before the week ends. going for the last fireworks tis sunday? __________________ Take both its legs down first, then cuts its tail, next is shoot between its eyes:devil:

12th August 2004	#2
foxtwo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: singapore Posts: 1,707	Not allowed to use flash photography there. It's going to be tough to catch the animals in th dark. Shoot with your eyeballs betta, enjoy ya trip.

12th August 2004	#3
Snake Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: EAST Posts: 318	i once went there b4 n think flash are not allow to use on the night safari..

12th August 2004	#4
fattybombombom Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: singapore Posts: 357	yar... think that flash is not allowed as well..... coz will hurt the animal's eyes....

12th August 2004	#5
jeff49er Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Punggol Park Posts: 2,019	Use iso 1600 w/o flash the flash will very likely scare off the animals and you wont want the Rangers to come after you

12th August 2004	#6
JAG Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SG Posts: 394	confirm, flash not allowed.

12th August 2004	#7
bravocube Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: East Posts: 142	Just imagine - a nice owl with big eyes on the tree - one flash and the owl falls off.

12th August 2004	#8
fs310 New Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: West Posts: 38	I bought the Jurong Bird Park & Zoo only at $20. Decided not to buy all 3 as I presumed flash/camera is not allowed for the Night Safari. Imagine the poor animals being 'flashed' at every night. Sure the animals will end up blur liao. Too many flashes. Hee hee

13th August 2004	#11
Yildun Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Singapore, Central Posts: 181	Even if dont use flash, the light from the camera sensor to determine exposure settings would affect the animals as well.

13th August 2004	#12
acroamatic Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bishan Posts: 450	the light (focus-assist lamp or a brief burst depending on make and model) is to help with focusing... nothing to do with determining exposure.

13th August 2004	#13
JackRussell Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 99	Yes I shot at Night Safari b4 and maybe going again tonight. Confirm flash and focus-assist both are not allowed. I only managed to take some pictures at ISO3200 with f2.8 lens and without a tripod a number of pics still blurr.

13th August 2004	#14
Annery Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 101	I also bought the 3in1 tix last month and i went birdpark one day, den zoo and nite safari another week..... I find that birdpark is a little difficult to shoot as almost all birds are locked inside full wired cages except for those that cannot fly........ so those fotos that I took with the bird inside cages are not good, the full wired cage spoil everything..... whereas i find the zoo so much more interesting and more things to take...... most animal are far away so zoom lens is a must....... The white tigers are great...... i took a few of it and the stripes on its body look so beautiful.... its more fun at the zoo...... but there is no giraffes at the zoo, only at night safari....... i din know giraffes belong to night creature leh....... I did not take any pic in night safari as i dun think it will turn out good....... the place has very dim lights........ some animal are behind glass panal cages.........but it was exciting and fun to walk around....... the suspension bridge was quite errie........